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Jacob Riis
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- Jacob Riis (1849—1914) was a crusading journalist who brought New York City's overcrowded, decrepit slums to the consciousness and conscience of middle-class America. Best known for his photograph-filled 1890 book, How the Other Half Lives, Riis spurred housing, school, and neighborhood reforms in cities throughout the United States. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Riis, Jacob]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Jacob_Riis
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